It's a 12-game Tuesday ahead, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Florida led off in the first period with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Vladimir Tarasenko. Boston tied it on a Charlie McAvoy goal, his tenth of the year, via Matt Grzelcyk and Pavel Zacha. The Panthers retook the lead with a Sam Reinhart goal, his fifty-first of the season, coming off of Eetu Luostarinen and Dmitry Kulikov. The Bruins retied it on a David Pastrnak goal, his forty-fifth of the year, guided in by McAvoy. Florida pulled ahead in the third period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his thirty-third of the season, with helpers from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Matthew Tkachuk. Boston tied it again with a Trent Frederic power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Brad Marchand and the goalie Swayman. The Bruins gained the lead on a Zacha goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by Pastrnak. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Pastrnak, Zacha, and McAvoy.
Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Igor Shesterkin are in the blue paint. Philadelphia cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Scott Laughton goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim. The Flyers added on with a Ryan Poehling power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Laughton and Egor Zamula. New York got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. The Rangers tied it in the third period with a Jonny Brodzinski goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Kaapo Kakko. New York gained the lead with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his twenty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Philadelphia tied it on a Konecny goal, his thirty-first of the year, an unassisted goal. The Rangers regained the lead with a Vincent Trocheck shorthanded goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, set up by Zibanejad. The Flyers tied it on an Owen Tippett goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Morgan Frost. New York reclaimed the lead with a Lafreniere goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, going in unassisted. Philadelphia tied it again with a Tyson Foerster goal, his nineteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Rangers won 6-5 in overtime with a Fox goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by Trocheck and Panarin. The three stars were Fox, Trocheck, and Zibanejad, while Panarin, Lafreniere, Konecny, and Laughton get the honorable mentions.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Alex Nedeljkovic occupy the creases. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Lars Eller and Valtteri Puustinen. Carolina tied it on a Dmitry Orlov goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Jack Drury. The Penguins retook the lead with a Bryan Rust goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh added on in the third period with an empty net goal by Drew O'Connor, his eleventh of the year, set up by Crosby. The Penguins iced it at 4-1 with a Crosby empty net goal, his thirty-fifth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Crosby, Rust, and Nedeljkovic (39 for 40 in saves).
To DC, as the Washington Capitals host the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Charlie Lindgren man the nets. Washington dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Nic Dowd goal, his ninth of the season, via Nick Jensen and Beck Malenstyn. Detroit tied it on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Jeff Petry and J.T. Compher. The Red Wings took the lead with a David Perron power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Compher and Dylan Larkin. The Capitals tied it in the third period with a Connor McMichael goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Martin Fehervary. Washington pulled ahead with a Dylan Strome goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, passed from John Carlson and Max Pacioretty. Detroit tied it on a Patrick Kane goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by DeBrincat. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime with a Strome goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the campaign, with helpers from Carlson and Hendrix Lapierre. The three stars were Strome, DeBrincat, and Carlson, while Compher gets an honorable mention.
In Canada, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the New Jersey Devils. Jake Allen and Joseph Woll receive the starts in goal. Toronto began in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Max Domi and TJ Brodie. New Jersey tied it on a Luke Hughes goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier. The Devils took the lead with a Hischier goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Bratt and Timo Meier. The Maple Leafs tied it on a William Nylander goal, his fortieth of the year, guided in by Connor Timmins and Matthew Knies. Toronto pulled ahead with an Auston Matthews goal, his fifty-ninth of the season, passed from Ilya Lyubushkin and Brodie. New Jersey tied it again with a Meier goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Bratt and Hischier. The Devils pulled ahead with a Max Willman goal, his second of the season, fueled by Curtis Lazar Chris Tierney. New Jersey added on with a Jack Hughes goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Lazar. The Devils iced it at 6-3 with a Jack Hughes empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the campaign, set up by Lazar and Brendan Smith. The three stars were Hischier, Bratt, and Jack Hughes, while Lazar, Meier, and Brodie get the honorable mentions.
Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Jiri Patera is mismatched with Juuse Saros in goal. Vegas opened in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights added on with a Brett Howden goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Anthony Mantha and William Karlsson. Vegas extended the lead as Shea Theodore scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Paul Cotter and Chandler Stephenson. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Mark Jankowski goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Luke Evangelista and Jeremy Lauzon. The Golden Knights shot back with a Karlsson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Noah Hanifin and Mantha. The Predators got one back in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Gustav Nyquist. Nashville pulled closer with a Filip Forsberg goal, his fortieth of the season, courtesy of Jason Zucker and Jankowski. The Predators tied it on a Nyquist power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by O'Reilly and Forsberg. Nashville won 5-4 in overtime with a Roman Josi goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, with helpers from O'Reilly and Forsberg. The three stars were Forsberg, O'Reilly, and Nyquist, while Jankowski, Karlsson, and Mantha get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Winnipeg Jets host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Winnipeg got the first goal in the second period with a Mason Appleton goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Adam Lowry and Kyle Connor. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, assisted by Warren Foegele and Connor McDavid. The Oilers took the lead with a Connor Brown goal, his third of the season, guided in by Mattias Ekholm and Cody Ceci. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by McDavid. The Jets got one back with a Brenden Dillon goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk. Winnipeg tied it on a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Nikolaj Ehlers and Pionk. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with a Zach Hyman goal, his fifty-first of the campaign, made possible by Nugent-Hopkins. The three stars were Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid, and Pionk.
Stateside again to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Chicago started in the first period with a Seth Jones power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Philipp Kurashev and Connor Bedard. The Blackhawks added on with a Jason Dickinson goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Joey Anderson and Landon Slaggert. Chicago extended the lead in the third period as Dickinson scored his game and twentieth of the season, thanks to Anderson and Slaggert. Calgary got on the board with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Nazem Kadri and Connor Zary. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Dickinson, Slaggert, and Mrazek (40 for 41 in saves), while Anderson gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Justus Annunen are set to start in goal. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his forty-fifth of the season, fueled by Mikko Rantanen and Devon Toews. Montreal tied it on a Nick Suzuki goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, coming off of Juraj Slafkovsky and David Savard. The Canadiens took the lead with a Joel Armia goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Alex Newhook and Kaiden Guhle. The final was 2-1, and the three stars were Montembeault (27 for 28 in saves), Armia, and Suzuki.
South to Arizona, as the Coyotes host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Karel Vejmelka are the masked men. Columbus was first to score in the first period with a Boone Jenner power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Zach Werenski. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Matias Maccelli power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Sean Durzi and Clayton Keller. The Coyotes took the lead with a Josh Doan goal, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Werenski power play goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Jenner and Gaudreau. Arizona pulled ahead with another Doan goal, his second of the game, via Maccelli and Michael Kesselring. The Coyotes added on with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Nick Schmaltz and Durzi. Arizona extended the lead with a Schmaltz shorthanded goal, his twentieth of the season, set up by the goalie Vejmelka. The Coyotes finished it at 6-2 with a Dylan Guenther goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Doan, Maccelli, and Schmaltz, while Durzi, Werenski, Jenner, and Gaudreau get the honorable mentions.
Up in Seattle, the Kraken welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Joey Daccord are between the pipes. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Matty Beniers and Jamie Oleksiak. The Kraken added on with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Jared McCann and Justin Schultz. Seattle extended the lead in the second period as Oliver Bjorkstrand scored his nineteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Tolvanen and Beniers. The Kraken padded the lead on a Beniers goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Tolvanen. This stood for a 4-0 win, the final, with the three stars going to Daccord (13 save shutout), Tolvanen, and Beniers.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Mackenzie Blackwood play in goal. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Wyatt Johnston shorthanded goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, set up by Jamie Benn. The Stars added on with a Mason Marchment goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Sam Steel. Dallas extended the lead in the second period as Jason Robertson scored his twenty-fifth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose got on the board with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by William Eklund and Jan Rutta. The Sharks got closer with an Eklund power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Thomas Bordeleau and Mikael Granlund. The Stars fired back with a Benn goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Johnston and Nils Lundkvist. San Jose answered with a Klim Kostin goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Granlund. Dallas countered with another Johnston goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Benn and Joe Pavelski. The Stars padded the lead with a Robertson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, with assists provided by Miro Heiskanen and Roope Hintz. The final held at 6-3, with the three stars going to Johnston, Benn, and Robertson, while Granlund and Eklund get the honorable mentions.
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